Lituya Bay, Alaska collection, unknown

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Lituya Bay, Alaska collection
Dates:
unknown
Abstract:
Materials on Lituya Bay, Alaska related to tsunami and rock slide.
Extent:
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Lituya Bay, Alaska collection (WRCA 207). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes a US Department of Interior report on large waves in Lituya bay, photographs, and materials on wave modelling.

Processing information:

Processed by Andrew Lippert, Special Collections Processing Archivist, 2025.

Arrangement:

Materials were left in their original order.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Tsunamis

About this collection guide

Date Prepared:
© July 2025
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-12 11:20:08 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Lituya Bay, Alaska collection (WRCA 207). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Riverside - Special Collections and University Archives
PO Box 5900
Riverside, CA 92517-5900, US
Contact:
(951) 827-3233